9Duties of person who commissions construction work

9 Duties of person who commissions construction work

(1)  In this regulation –

designated person means a person conducting a business or undertaking that commissions construction work in relation to a structure.

(2)  The duties imposed under regulation 294 of the new regulations on a designated person do not apply in relation to the construction of a structure if –

(a) the designer of the structure completed the design of the structure before the 2012 commencement day; or

(b) the designer of the structure –

(i) commenced designing the structure before the 2012 commencement day; and

(ii) completed the design of the structure by the second anniversary of the 2012 commencement day.